CPU
RAM
BIOS /CMOS
Partitions
More about Hardware
100
At least two
How many clock cycle does the CPU requires to act on a command?
100
SDRAM
Which RAM is tied to the system clock?
100
Flash ROM
Where do modern PCs store CMOS settings?
100
One
How many partitions can be active at any given point and time?
100
dots per inch
How is laser printer resolution measured?
200
Combining multiple CPUs on a single chip
Because CPU makers cannot make the processors run faster. What are they doing instead?
200
byte
What unit is used to measure the capiacity of RAM?
200
CMOS
Which chip is used to store information that describes specific device parameters?
200
Basic
Windows XP can create partitions using the ____ disk.
200
Windows XP
Which OS is not supported by PDAs?
300
Pipleline
What is the series of actions called that the CPU uses?
300
DIMM
What is the name of the stick that SDRAM comes on?
300
ROM chip
Where does the motherboard store the keyboard controller support program?
300
One
How many extended partitions can be created in a hard drive?
300
Simple volume
What is similar to a primary partition but not a primary partition?
400
CPU
What handles data manipulation and uses I/O addresses to communicate with devices?
400
RIMM
What is RDRAM also known as?
400
system ROM
Where is POST located?
400
volume boot sector
What stores the location of the OS boot files?
400
connectivity
What type of problem does the error message NO BOOT Device indicates?
500
L2
What cache was historically on the mother board, but now often comes on the CPU?
500
172 -pin micro DIMMS
DDR SDRAM for laptops comes in ______.
500
bootstrap loader
What are the line at the end of the POST called?
500
C
What is the default primary partition for Windows NT/Windows XP/Windows 2000?
500
RAID 1
What is disk mirroring also known as?
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